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North Country Elementary

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North Country Elementary ranks 4123 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Country Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 563 students in Antelope, California, within the Center Joint Unified School District, which faces systemic academic challenges as it ranks in the 34th percentile statewide.

Academically, the school performs slightly below its district average and significantly below state averages in English and math, placing it in the middle among district peers like Arthur S. Dudley Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary. A notable strength is its management of chronic absenteeism, which at 18.8% is better than most schools in its district and the state average, showing significant recovery from pandemic highs. The school operates with relatively efficient spending per student compared to some neighbors in the Twin Rivers Unified district, which spend substantially more for mixed results.

Key internal findings include a pronounced and consistent gender achievement gap, with male students performing significantly higher relative to the state than female students. Performance also declines sharply in upper grades, particularly in 5th-grade math. Despite an overall historical decline in statewide ranking, the school shows comparative strengths, such as effective support for Special Education students and competitive 3rd-grade performance. For improvement, the school might look to practices at higher-performing nearby schools like Ridgepoint Tk-8 or Antelope Meadows Elementary in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary district, which achieve stronger outcomes with similar resources.

563

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,693

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3901 Little Rock Dr.
Antelope, CA 95843-6231

(916) 338-6480

District: Center Joint Unified

Students who attend North Country Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson C. Riles Middle
High:	Center High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

White:

30.6%

Asian:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,123^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Center Joint Unified

1013^th of 1,543Center Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4123 of 5857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3803 of 5869	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3501 of 5859	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2799 of 5883	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	3080 of 5789	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3389 of 5662	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	3652 of 5692	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	3443 of 5614	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	3077 of 5611	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	2887 of 5530	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	2934 of 5390	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	2665 of 5377	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	2166 of 5314	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.7	2260 of 5193	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.9	2556 of 5113	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.7	2456 of 5113	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	1640 of 4818	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	1858 of 4822	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.3	1860 of 4809	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1123 of 1203	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.9	1856 of 2585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	948 of 2128	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	2326 of 3162	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2298 of 3245	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1968 of 3275	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1443 of 3246	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4674 of 5597	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4229 of 5612	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4490 of 5609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3155 of 5635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3055 of 5492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3615 of 5413	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	3955 of 5107	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2633 of 5107	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2387 of 5087	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	1973 of 5084	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	2450 of 4963	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	2747 of 4830	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	337 of 364	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	4013 of 5460	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3372 of 5517	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2847 of 5363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	1718 of 5264	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	2029 of 5173	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2439 of 5084	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3145 of 5628	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3115 of 5643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2648 of 5638	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2371 of 5663	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	2873 of 5510	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	3015 of 5431	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.9	644 of 669	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	574 of 610	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.4	620 of 2420	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2369 of 2598	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2484 of 2651	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2497 of 2661	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	2215 of 2726	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2327 of 2834	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2379 of 2737	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)74th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2024)7th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Country Elementary	Public	K-6	3901 Little Rock Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6480	563	24	23.5	61.1%	172 (30.6%)	48 (8.5%)	219 (38.9%)	66 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	28.1	4123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		31.6	3803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	320	20.0		20.0	45.3	40.5	28.6	27.1			34.5	43.3	23.0	12.9	20.0			23.8	92.1		96.6	96.6	93.3	96.6	$15,693	$1,684	$14,009
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	318	14	22.1	87.4%	68 (21.4%)	22 (6.9%)	157 (49.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.1%)	36.6	3437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		32	3783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	346	11.6		11.6	29.6	38.9	16.7	51.1			34.3	47.7	27.8	23.3	42.6			35.9	91.9			91.9			$20,273	$3,309	$16,964
Arthur S. Dudley Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Aztec Way	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6470	521	21	24.8	71.6%	154 (29.6%)	112 (21.5%)	146 (28.0%)	92 (17.7%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	17.9	5021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.9	5043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	22	11.4		11.4	31.9	17.2	16.0	32.8			24.9	18.6	14.3	14.0	27.6			18.8	94.4	96.6	96.6		95.5		$16,523	$2,128	$14,395
Cyril Spinelli Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Scotland Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6490	347	15	23.1	72.6%	101 (29.1%)	40 (11.5%)	131 (37.8%)	37 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	25	4399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		27.3	4173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	226	27.5		27.5	47.4	18.6	22.0	29.0			28.4	34.2	14.0	20.0	18.8			21.5	92.1	92.1					$19,831	$2,818	$17,013
Village Tk-8	Public	K-8	6845 Larchmont Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1970	463	19	24.3	89.0%	78 (16.8%)	35 (7.6%)	264 (57.0%)	34 (7.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	18.7	4944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		15.1	5299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	355	15.0	13.4	14.0	20.9	13.2	41.5	27.9	22.4	28.4	25.8	20.9	18.4	24.4	11.6	20.6	6.0	16.3	94.3			94.3			$17,959	$2,938	$15,021
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	3909 North Loop Blvd.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6460	700	29	24.1	60.7%	257 (36.7%)	84 (12.0%)	182 (26.0%)	114 (16.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (8.1%)	31	3880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		27.9	4117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	237	30.1		30.1	39.6	30.7	35.7	43.8			37.8	35.9	23.5	12.9	17.5			22.4	90.7	91.7	93.5	96.3	91.7	95.4	$15,710	$1,233	$14,477
Ridgepoint Tk-8	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	650	27	23.9	86.9%	182 (28.0%)	77 (11.8%)	233 (35.8%)	73 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (10.8%)	63.3	1913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		52.7	2420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	507	36.2	34.9	35.6	47.1	55.6	54.4	52.6	57.6	50.0	52.9	47.4	41.7	55.7	44.4	33.8	31.8	42.8	89.8	93.2	96.6	94.9	93.2	94.9	$16,377	$2,520	$13,857
Barrett Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	7720 Ocean Park Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8839	629	29	21.7	67.9%	217 (34.5%)	48 (7.6%)	110 (17.5%)	183 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	58 (9.2%)	45.7	2844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		55.4	2265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	579	23.8		23.8	34.1	43.5	51.2				43.8	39.6	45.7	34.9				39.6	86.5	91.9	91.9		89.2		$12,278	$1,149	$11,129
Warren A. Allison Elementary	Public	K-6	4315 Don Julio Blvd.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1810	391	17	23.0	91.3%	72 (18.4%)	57 (14.6%)	167 (42.7%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (15.3%)	20.2	4814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		40.3	3160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1654	16.0		16.0	16.1	37.3	24.0	34.6			27.4	16.1	29.4	12.2	21.2			19.6	88.3	95.0			95.0		$19,928	$3,116	$16,812
Antelope Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	8343 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8816	731	31	23.5	58.7%	296 (40.5%)	33 (4.5%)	206 (28.2%)	77 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	117 (16.0%)	53.6	2392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		51.5	2474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	82	35.8		35.8	38.7	46.6	46.3				44.0	48.3	50.0	37.1				44.5	95.9		98.4		96.7		$12,829	$953	$11,876

Frequently Asked Questions about North Country Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Country Elementary?

Students at North Country Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is North Country Elementary a good school?

North Country Elementary ranks 4123^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is North Country Elementary in?

Center Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of North Country Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Country Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson C. Riles Middle
High : Center High

How many students attend North Country Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended North Country Elementary.

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